Examining the Relationships Between Experienced and Anticipated Stigma in Health Care Settings, Patient–Provider Race Concordance, and Trust in Providers Among Women Living with HIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 441-448
Author(s):  
Henna Budhwani ◽  
Ibrahim Yigit ◽  
Igho Ofotokun ◽  
Deborah J. Konkle-Parker ◽  
Mardge H. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Race Concordance ◽  
Anticipated Stigma ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS TOWARDS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MIGRANT WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN BELGIUM: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 578-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Ebotabe Arrey ◽  
Johan Bilsen ◽  
Patrick Lacor ◽  
Reginald Deschepper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
African Migrant ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Living With Hiv

SummaryStigma and discrimination within health care settings remain a public health challenge across diverse cultural environments and may have deleterious effects on mental and physical health. This study explores the causes, forms and consequences of HIV-related stigma and discrimination among migrant sub-Saharan African women living with HIV in Belgium. A qualitative study was conducted with 44 HIV-positive sub-Saharan African migrant women between April 2013 and December 2014 in health care settings in Belgium. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Twenty-five of the women reported overt stigma and discrimination and fifteen reported witnessing behaviours that they perceived to be stigmatizing and discriminatory in health care settings. The themes that emerged as to the causes of stigma and discrimination were: public perceptions of migrants and HIV, fear of contamination and institutional policies on HIV management. Reported forms of stigma and discrimination included: delayed or denied care, excessive precautions, blame and humiliation. The consequences of stigma and discrimination were: emotional stress, inconsistent health-care-seeking behaviour and non-disclosure to non-HIV treating personnel. Stigma and discrimination in health care settings towards people with HIV, and more specifically towards HIV-positive sub-Saharan African migrant women, impedes sustainable preventive measures. Specialized education and training programmes for non-HIV health care providers require in-depth investigation.

scholarly journals A Mixed Methods Study of Anticipated and Experienced Stigma in Health Care Settings Among Women Living with HIV in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney S. Rice ◽  
Bulent Turan ◽  
Faith E. Fletcher ◽  
Tessa M. Nápoles ◽  
Melonie Walcott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

(Dis)integrated Care: Barriers to Health Care Utilization for Trans Women Living With HIV

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 708-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Munro ◽  
Zack Marshall ◽  
Greta Bauer ◽  
Rebecca Hammond ◽  
Caleb Nault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Barriers To Health Care ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Barriers To Health

scholarly journals The Association of Trauma with the Physical, Behavioral, and Social Health of Women Living with HIV: Pathways to Guide Trauma-informed Health Care Interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 376-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette P. Cuca ◽  
Martha Shumway ◽  
Edward L. Machtinger ◽  
Katy Davis ◽  
Naina Khanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Care Interventions ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Health Care Autonomy of Women Living with HIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 381 (9) ◽  
pp. 798-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Redfield ◽  
Surbhi Modi ◽  
Cynthia A. Moore ◽  
Augustina Delaney ◽  
Margaret A. Honein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals PATIENTS NEED TO RECEIVE THE SAME KIND OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM EACH PROFESSIONAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 265-273
Author(s):  
Ilze Ansule ◽  
Anda Kīvīte - Urtāne ◽  
Inga Millere
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Validated Instrument

The questionnaire has been developed from a validated instrument “Women’s Experience of Maternity Care” (author - National Health Service, (Great Britain, 2019) and adapted to the situation in Latvia. The permission to use it has been obtained from authors. The questionnaire is meant for women regardless of their health status during the perinatal period or who have no co-morbidities, diagnosed in perinatal period of care. The questionnaire is designed to find out patients' experiences of receiving healthcare and its compliance with the guidelines, identifying potential problems and creating opportunities to correct them. There were 50 patients in Maternity Hospital postpartum unit interviewed. 12 of them were women living with HIV. Results. One of five main comment themes was - patients felt the need to receive the same kind of information about the same issue from all health care professional regardless of staff changes on call. The women point out that they have no problems with content in communication process during intranatal period, at labor unit. The problem with different kind of information about the same matter is emerging in postpartum period, at maternity unit. This issue is bothering both groups of patients in postnatal period, those women who live with HIV and those who have no co-morbidities, diagnosed in perinatal period. This shows that there is different kind of knowledge and professional skills among health care professionals, even if they work in the same field, the same hospital and the same unit. There should be done more research to identify the source of this problem. Is it the different experience, knowledge, informational field where professionals seek for information or totally different reason for this phenomena. 

scholarly journals The Dark Side of Female HIV Patient Care: Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks in Pre- and Post-Clinical Treatments

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu Khuat ◽  
Thu Do ◽  
Van Nguyen ◽  
Xuan Vu ◽  
Phuong Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Living With Hiv

This study examines the pre- and post-clinical issues in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and treatment for women and girls of high-risk population groups—namely sex workers, injecting drug users, women living with HIV, primary sexual partners of people living with HIV, adolescent girls who are children of these groups, and migrant young girls and women—in five provinces and cities in Vietnam. Through a sample of 241 surveyed participants and 48 respondents for in-depth interviews and 32 respondents in the focus group discussions, the study identifies multiple barriers that keep these groups from receiving the proper health care that is well within their human rights. Most respondents rated HIV testing as easily accessible, yet only 18.9% of the surveyed women living with HIV disclosed their infection status, while 37.8% gave no information at the most recent prenatal care visit. The level of knowledge and proper practices of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care also remains limited. Meanwhile, modern birth control methods have yet to be widely adopted among these populations: only 30.7% of respondents reported using condoms when having sex with their husband. This increases the risks of unwanted pregnancy and abortion, as well as vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV transmission. On the other hand, HIV-related stigma and discrimination at health care settings are still pervasive, which create significant barriers for patients to access proper care services. Based on these results, six recommendations to improve SRH status of women and girls of populations at high risk are put forward.

Desire to Have Children: Gender and Reproductive Rights of Men and Women Living with HIV: A Challenge to Health Care in Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Paiva ◽  
Naila Santos ◽  
Ivan França-Junior ◽  
Elvira Filipe ◽  
José Ricardo Ayres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Desire To Have Children ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Stigma and discrimination within the Ethiopian health care settings: Views of inpatients living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Befekadu S. Wodajo ◽  
Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae ◽  
Oluwaseyi A. Akpor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency

Background: Stigma and discrimination attached to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been recognised as a major obstacle to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support throughout the world. Stigma and discrimination are more devastating when they occur in health care settings where it is least expected.Aim: To explore the factors attributable to stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV in two Ethiopian rural hospitals on what they thought of health care professionals (HCPs) attending to them.Methods: A qualitative exploratory approach was used. Data collection was by means of audio-taped interview and Tesch’s content analysis approach was used. The sample size for this study was determined by saturation of data and consisted of 16 participants who were people living with HIV admitted as inpatients to the two selected hospitals in Amhara region of Ethiopia.Results: Participants’ views were grouped into: fear of contact, delay of services, substandard services, denial of care, impoliteness of health care providers, breach of confidentiality and poor patient follow-up for persons infected with HIV.Conclusion: The health care settings have been recognised as one of the contexts where HIV and AIDS-related stigmatisation and discrimination can occur. Hospital policies and institutional support should be tailored to embrace people living with HIV as the provision of institutional support is imperative in creating a good working environment and improving the commitment of HCPs so as to enable them to provide holistic care for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) without discrimination.

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